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Oleku (song)

"Oleku" is a song by Nigerian rapper Ice Prince, released by Chocolate City on September 21, 2010. It features vocals by Brymo and serves as the lead single from his debut studio album, Everybody Loves Ice Prince (2011). "Oleku" is one of the most remixed Nigerian songs of all time, and was played alongside Naeto C's "Ten Over Ten" and D'banj's "Scapegoat". "Oleku" won several accolades, including Hottest Single of the Year at the 2011 Nigeria Entertainment Awards and Song of the Year at the 2011 City People Entertainment Awards.

Background and music video

In an interview with Tim Westwood on BBC Radio 1Xtra, Ice Prince said "Oleku" translates to hard or strong. He told Factory78 TV that he began writing the song's lyrics after receiving a beat from Sarz and said the song's instrumental was recorded under 30 minutes. He also said Jesse Jagz played different chords and created the instrumental after hearing him sing "she feeling me boy yeah, she feeling me boy". Moreover, he said he needed more melodies and reached out to Brymo.

The accompanying music video for "Oleku" features cameo appearances from M.I, Jesse Jagz and Wizkid. Ice Prince revealed to Factory78 TV that Chocolate City did not like the first cut submitted and told the director to redo the video. An unauthorized release of the first cut surfaced on the internet prior to the official release.

Accolades

Covers

Since the official release of "Oleku" in 2010, numerous remixes and cover versions have been released. "Oleku" is one of Nigeria's most remixed songs of all time, and was covered by Kagwe Mungai, Vector, Mugeez of R2Bees, Victoria Kimani, Sarkodie, and Yung6ix.

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